The Irish standard., 1887-11-12
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Styles Of Foranuise ANA Carl, Anccte,l /
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margins on the note sheet than any
yet seen, and are consequently larger,
requiring larger oblong envelops in
stead Of the small square ones lately
in favor. The engraving is in plain
clear English script, without ornaments
al initials or monogram, on pure white
paper. though cream tints are also
used. The formula it will be re-
membered, is as follows: ''Mr. and
Mrs. John Thompson request your
presence at the marriage of their
daughter Margaret Eleanor to Mr..
Charles Henry Jones, on Thursday,
October the tv,enty-ninth, at half
past three o'clock, at St. Georges
Church. y This invitation is sent
out a fortnight Or three weeks
before the wedding, either by post
Or BY private messenger, or else the
bride drives from house to house de-
livering each. The post, however. is
found to be a safe medium, and is
now very generally adopted. We re-
peat here that wedding Invitations re-
quire no answer. For out-of town
weddings, the formula given above is
used, with the words, eat their resi-
dence in Westchester," or other subur-
ban address, instead of the name Of the
city church. At a home wedding which
it is desired should be private either be-
cause the family is in mourn
ing or their house is small, in
vitations bearing the usual formula
are sent to the relations and few
intimate friends. Then on the snext
day the marriage is announced to all
on note sheets engraved as follows:
':Mr. and Mrs. James A. Smith an
unce the marriage of their daughter
Mary to MIR. John Henry johnson,
Wednesday, November the fifteenth,
1887, Fifth Avenue, New York"
Again, when only a few friends
and relatives are asked to witness the
ceremony at q home wedding, and a
large reception follows half an hour
later, the invitations sent to all by the
parents are to the wedding reception
Of their daughter, from eight until ten
o'clock, +" while the few who are ex-
pected to be present at the ceremony
find card inclosed, marked; S*Cere-
mony at half-past seven o'clock Ii
receptions are to follow afterward at
the new address of the married pair, Il
card inclosed with the wedding invita-
lion is marked: s'At Home, Thurs
days, November the eleventh and
eighteenth, from five until nine
o'clock, 30O9 Fifth avenue" An old
form of announcement card still in use
is that inclosing q card bearing the
names Of the newly-married as "Mr.:
and Mrs. John Robinson and also s.
card with the name of the bride before
her marriage. Their new address may
Or may not be given, or if the bride and
groom are going abroad, ?. F. G. may
be engraved in the left-hand corner Of
the card containing their names. .Up-
glazed or vcllum-Gnislled cards are
hsed for such announcements, but
vmooth-fnished Bristol board cards
are still used for visiting.
A bride issuing cards for her days Of
receiving calls throughout the season
has only her cards marked with the
days and address; for instance, ''Tues-
days. in the lower left-hand corner,
With the new address opposite; but she
also incloses her husband S card, bear
'ng merely his name. The visiting
cards OF q married lady remain very
.arge and may be either square or OBJ
ong, with the preference for the OBJ
ong cards An unmarried lady's card
S d tr;de smaller, while mems cards
are very small indeed.
Both square and oblong cards will
pe used for invitations to teas and
evening receptions. For an afternoon
tea the card bears the name of the host
ess, and just below it that of a daugh~
ter whom she may wish to introduce,
or OF q friend who receives with her.
In the left-hand corner is engraved the
hour, as .'Tuesday, November the
fifteenth with just beneath it:
'.Tea from four until seven;" in
the opposite corner iolloWs tne
address, which should be spelled out
entirely except the number of the
house, as t.10O West Third street, -
The words cat Home are used on
cards for afternoon receptions more
formal than teas, and also for evening
parties, Ladies who entertain a great
deal keep cards or note sheets en-
grayed with their name (shat of the
hostess alone), and below it cat
Home;'' blank space is then left, on
which the date Of the entertainment is
to be written; If this is to be musical,
the word Music is engraved in the
left lower corner; or if there is to be q
dancing party, the word 'Cotillion" ia
used, or else Dancing the address
is ia the right-hand lower corner. For
dinner and evening receptions the
hostess provides herself with engraved
blanks, . with space left, in which
she writes the name of the guest. The
letters ..R. s. v. P" are fast being re.
placed by the simple English words:
s.The favor of an answer is requested. y
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